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Boyfriend Faces Immigration Charges After Woman's Body Found

What to Know

  • A farm worker who admits to burying body of his girlfriend was charged with having fake citizenship documents and re-entering the country
  • The U.S. Attorney's Office in western NY announced the charges against Everardo Donoteo-Reyes of Mexico on Friday
  • Selena Hidalgo-Calderon and 14-month-old Owen Hidalgo-Calderon were last seen alive May 16; the search for the toddler is ongoing

A farm worker who admits to burying the body of his girlfriend has been charged with having counterfeit citizenship documents and re-entering the country after twice being deported.

The U.S. Attorney's Office in western New York announced the charges against Everardo Donoteo-Reyes of Mexico on Friday, as crews used heavy equipment in their ongoing search for his girlfriend's missing toddler.

Selena Hidalgo-Calderon and 14-month-old Owen Hidalgo-Calderon were last seen alive May 16. The mother's body was found May 23 on a farm in Sodus where she and Donoteo-Reyes worked and where searchers have been looking for the boy.

Donoteo-Reyes was arrested May 24. The Wayne County sheriff says he admits burying Hidalgo-Calderon, but not killing her.

There's no immediate information on an attorney who could comment on his behalf.

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